The new administrator is a CPA and has a master's of public administration.

The new administrator is a CPA and has a master's of public administration.
By DENISE DICK
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
BOARDMAN -- Beginning July 3, Hubbard's city auditor will become the township's new administrator.
Trustees voted unanimously at a special meeting Friday to hire Michael Villano for the position pending successful completion of a background check and pre-employment physical. He will earn $68,000 annually plus benefits.
Other terms of the contract are to be negotiated.
Robyn Gallitto, chairwoman of the trustees, said many of the 10 candidates interviewed for the position were impressive.
"Michael, I felt, had a more well-rounded background," she said. "[His] transition to township government will be able to be done fairly easily with [his] background and [his] intelligence."
Villano ran as an independent and was elected Hubbard's auditor in 1997, defeating the incumbent and taking office in 1998. That position was his first full-time job.
Qualifications
He graduated in 1998 with a bachelor of science degree from Youngstown State University and earned his master's of public administration from Cleveland State University's Levin College of Urban Affairs in 2004.
He is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant and has an Ohio school treasurer's license.
Villano has said that bringing unity to the community and focusing on strategic and urban planning are some of his immediate goals.
While in office, the Hubbard High School honors graduate worked with the Trumbull County Planning Commission to write a successful grant proposal for $400,000 for revitalization of Hubbard's downtown.
Villano also developed a comprehensive plan for Hubbard, Gallitto said.
"I expect his learning curve of Boardman's operation to be very steep," she said. "Additionally, I feel his temperament will fit nicely with the department heads and employees."
The township has been without an administrator since trustees fired Curt B. Seditz without cause March 31. Seditz, who occupied the post for more than 10 years, was to earn about $78,100 this year.